The Republican journal., 1887-10-27
The Woman's Column.

Those who arc circulating woman suffrage
petitions this year report many namCS secured
ana a grca, readiness 10 sign.
The Massachusetts " oman Suffrage Assoca-
ton, at their last executive meeting. reported
over three thousand dollars in the treasury.
Miss Nellie King, Il girl of twenty. has
achieved distinction as detective at Mnnc-
apoli>. She recently worked up IN important
land ease.
Mrs. Gen. T. Il. Il. Cobb Of Atlanta, GA.
has the original draft of the Confederate Con-
stitution. as it came from the committee who
drafted it.
Frances II. Mitchell, of philadelphia. Pa,
has taken the degree OF Doctor Of Philosophy
in the Zurich | University. She makes Anglo
Saxon her speciality.
Dr. Fannie Berlin. the surgeon OF The New
England Hospital for Women and ChiLircn. has
recently returned from professional tour 10
Birmingham. London and Paris.
The Japanese Government has engaged Il
young san Francisco woman 10 organize Il
school of domestic service at Toxic, TO familiar
iZc Japanese girls with our customs.
Mrs. Eliza }. Nicholson, since she became
the proprietor and managing editor Of the New
Orleans PicaNlI lInc. has seen debt of So, ,OGG
lifted, and the prosperity of the paper inrrca>-
| in.s from year - year.
| According 10 the English Womcn'S journal,
| there are now about one hundred women scry-
| ing on school boards in Eng!an,I and Wales.
| -Four county districts have women as clerks.
| There are also women overSeer>. assistant over
| SCcrS, ana oVcrsearS o. highways.
| The Ohio ". c. T. L. has added to its pre-
| "ranlme peace department. in charge of Mrs.
Hannah W. blackburn. Its object i, the sct-
Element OF international difficulties by arbitra-
| ton. Germany, France and ncnniitrk have
peace Associations composed Of women.
| 4 genuine ease of death from tight Iacny is
reported in Philadelphia. The subject Bert la
Oppenheimcr. tainted in a theatre and dic'l The
following day. 1t was testified al the coroner 5
inquest that she hal thought her waist not
slender enough, and had laced YER; tightly.
This brought on heart failure, and finally re-
suited III death.
| The State Prohibition Convention. held on
the 10th and Eth ult., at Lincoln. Nch., indor>-
| cd woman suffrage without a dissenting vote.
| Thirty-siX women had seats in the Convention,
eighteen regular delegates from the counties
and eighteen fraternal delegates from the State
| and local W. G.. Il. Unions. who We're admitted
| to all the privileges of the Convention.
A beautiful memorial TO Helen Hunt jackson
| and her laborS in behalf of the Indians will Ec
the Ramona Indian Girls School. which i
| building at Santa Fc. n. Nj. The building will
| cost $50. 900 and will accommodate one hum
dred and fifty pupils. students will be retain
ed from two to five years A New York archi-
tcct contributed the design, which is patterned
to some extent on the old cliff dwellings OF
New Mexico and Arizona. Government aid
will largely pay for building the school, but the
cost of furnishing must be defrayed by private
subscriptions. 4 fine portrait of Mrs. jackson
has been given, and one rich woman devoted
her jewels to the furnishing Of memorial
room. Prof. IIoratio O. Ladd has charge OF
the old university at Santa Fe, and has devoted
himself to the success of this building.